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Oregon newest state to join new IRS free tax program for 2025
OREGON – Oregon is going all in on the IRS’ new free tax program to allow taxpayers to file directly with the service. The IRS tested Direct File as a pilot program in 12 states last tax season, including California. The program aims to cut out the need...
Molalla School District tabs new AD/associate principal
The Molalla River School District has hired a new athletic director and associate principal in Mike Lord, an experienced coach and teacher. According to the district, Lord stood out in the hiring process as someone who brings extensive experience and results. Lord said he values engagement and collaboration and understands how athletics and co-curricular activities positively impact students and extend the classroom. “I am looking forward to working together with...
Lakewood actor reprises Broadway role in upcoming musical in Lake Oswego
In 2008, Russell Fischer was first cast in the Broadway rendition of “Jersey Boys.” Nearly two decades later, performing the role of Frankie Valli is more emotionally resonant than it was when he was a 20-something. “Being away from the show for 10 years, a lot of time goes by, a lot of life happens, a lot of grief that I can connect with. I feel like I connect with...
Ten West Linn-Wilsonville School District schools will receive free meals next year
The West Linn-Wilsonville School District announced that students at 10 of the district’s 16 schools will receive free meals during the 2024-25 school year. Made possible through Oregon’s Community Eligibility Provision, these schools will provide free breakfast and lunch to all enrolled students. The program is meant to make it easier for students to receive meal benefits. Instead of each student applying for free and reduced meals, the Oregon Department of Education extends that eligibility to the entire student population using demographic data. ...
June 27 public safety round-up
Yamhill County Sheriff’s Office reports June 21 - Zelaja Alconna Battles, 48, of Newberg, was arrested for unlawful possession of marijuana, possession of weapons by certain felons and on a post-prison supervision violation. No bail was set and he received an undisclosed sentence on the charges. - Benton Paul Williams, 33, of Newberg, was arrested...
Lake Oswego appoints 45 members to its boards and commissions
The Lake Oswego City Council has appointed 45 new members to its boards and commissions. The City Council approved the appointments during a meeting June 18 and appointees attended an orientation Tuesday, June 25. According to a city press release the council selected from a pool of 90 applicants who were evaluated by search committees consisting of councilors and board members. . “Selected candidates bring extensive experience related to the...
West Linn ponders how to produce more affordable homes
With West Linn home prices well above regional average, the city government is developing strategies to produce more affordable housing. This undertaking is part of the city’s effort to comply with rules enacted by the state Legislature in 2019 for communities to assess current and future housing needs and develop a plan for meeting those needs. At a joint meeting with the planning commission June 17, the West Linn City...
Complaint alleges Oregon GOP congressional candidate Mike Erickson of Lake Oswego withheld financial information
The head of a campaign finance watchdog group called on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Oregon Republican congressional nominee Mike Erickson of Lake Oswego, saying his financial disclosure reports are among “the most egregious cases of intentional withholding of information” the group has ever seen. A complaint submitted by End Citizens United President Tiffany Muller alleges that the personal financial disclosure reports Erickson filed as a candidate in 2022 and 2024 don’t provide enough information about more than $100 million in assets, violating...
Prospects dim for quick shift to statewide teacher salary schedule in Oregon
A state task force whose recommendations could have seeded a dramatic overhaul of how Oregon school districts bargain labor contracts with teachers is inching towards some consensus, after months of discussion. But at least for now, the group’s findings look unlikely to imminently upend the state’s current system, which allows...
Advocates seek limits on corporate control of medical clinics
Its chief sponsor says he is optimistic that state lawmakers will succeed next year in reinforcing Oregon’s limits on corporate ownership of medical practices, after his bill cleared the House but died in the Senate this year. Rep. Ben Bowman of Tigard said that a work group already has met three times to discuss various aspects of a new bill for the 2025 session, which opens Jan. 13. “We’ve had...
Oregon authors dive into the mental health crisis in women's sports in new book
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Two local female authors are sounding the alarm on the mental health crisis in women’s sports in their newly published book "The Price She Pays." "You know, it really came out [of] such a love and passion for women in sports," said co-author and licensed therapist Tiffany Brown.
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